First Czechoslovak Republic
1918–1938 republic in Central/Eastern Europe / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The First Czechoslovak Republic was a country in Eastern Europe. It was commonly known as Czechoslovakia, and it existed between 1918 and 1938. It was occupied by Nazi Germany and became the Protectorate of the Third Reich.
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Czechoslovak Republic Československá republika | |||||||||||||||||||
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1918–1938 | |||||||||||||||||||
Motto: Pravda vítězí / Pravda víťazí "Truth prevails" | |||||||||||||||||||
Anthem: ’Kde domov můj’ (Czech) ’Where my home is’ ’Nad Tatrou sa blýska’ (Slovak) ’Lightning Over the Tatras’ | |||||||||||||||||||
Capital and largest city | Prague | ||||||||||||||||||
Official languages | Czechoslovak, German | ||||||||||||||||||
Common languages | Czechoslovaka (Czech · Slovak) | ||||||||||||||||||
Demonym(s) | Czechoslovak | ||||||||||||||||||
Government | Unitary parliamentary republic | ||||||||||||||||||
President | |||||||||||||||||||
• 1918–1935 | Tomáš Masaryk | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1935–1938 | Edvard Beneš | ||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | |||||||||||||||||||
• 1918–1919 (first) | Karel Kramář | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1935–1938 (last) | Milan Hodža | ||||||||||||||||||
Legislature | National Assembly | ||||||||||||||||||
Senate | |||||||||||||||||||
Chamber of Deputies | |||||||||||||||||||
Historical era | Interwar period | ||||||||||||||||||
• Independence declared | 28 October 1918 | ||||||||||||||||||
• Constitution adopted | 29 February 1920 | ||||||||||||||||||
30 September 1938 | |||||||||||||||||||
Currency | Czechoslovak koruna | ||||||||||||||||||
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